Spinning on the Turntable now...

[Clement]

The biggest problem I have is trying to keep dust off the record. I can take an occasional pop here and there. A good record cleaning should help with keeping pops to a very minimum. I got back into buying vinyl a couple years back. If I could go back in time, I probably wouldn’t do it. Now that I’m stuck with a good stack of vinyl, I’m not looking back.

Yup! Now i won't even spin a new record unless i give it a good cleaning first. Makes a HUGE difference. I don't regret, as @edisonbaggins puts it, going back to the dark side. Brings me joy, and i can always use a good dose of joy . . . mmm, doses!

 

[Clement]

I remember that cleaning procedure

I was all about the ritual! Listening to vinyl is ritual. Hell, you make me wanna head to the basement and lick some of those gatefolds!

 

[Perp]

I remember that cleaning procedure

It’s all a pain in the arse and time consuming. That’s why I still spin and enjoy silver discs mostly.

 

[Perp]

And, truth be told, I’ve listened both ways but prefer digitizing my vinyl because I need to use room correction to control bass frequencies in my small space. It still sounds fuller in comparison to listening to my CD’s. Besides, almost every new Vinyl LP is cut digitally anyway unless you look for an analog cut specifically.

 

[PurpleMoustache]

 

[Clement]

Another 2 LP 45 rpm set sounding just STELLAR!

The Alan Parsons Project - Eye In The Sky

 

[Quad Linda]

Legendary Christine Perfect Album

https://www.discogs.com/release/11626188-Christine-McVie-The-Legendary-Christine-Perfect-Album
Buckingham Nicks

https://www.discogs.com/release/5862935-Buckingham-Nicks-Buckingham-Nicks
Ogden's Nut Gone Flake- Small Faces US LP

https://www.discogs.com/release/471318-Small-Faces-Ogdens-Nut-Gone-Flake

Michel Colombier (self titled) US Chrysalis LP
French composer/musician you've likely not heard
Jazz/fusion fan? YOU NEED IT!!
Recorded at A&M studios US & Paris
see additional listings below
His albums aren't all jazz, though this & some others are.
a bunch of "no - name" jazz guys playing, check personnel:
Pastorius, Airto, Hancock, M. Brecker, Carlton, T. Scott, Ray Parker, Rittenour

https://www.discogs.com/release/3378617-Michel-Colombier-Michel-Colombier
Overture - Michel Colombier Jaco Pastorius - bass Colombier - synths
my fave track on above album (this transfer overmodulated, LP is NOT):


Following 2 albums featured Alpert, Bill Medley, Lani Hall, Paul Williams w/jazz men in US & symphony orchestra in France. Yellow is original mix.

Flying people drawn, later back/blue cover contains original recordings w/a few overdubs, mostly by jazz & symphonic players originally featured.
Bill Medley tracks reminiscent of BS&T w/orchestra.
Produced by Alpert Lyrics by Paul Williams
half vocal/half instrumental.
perhaps a bit dated, extremely ambitious, still unique
one of my fave albums
I bought '71 yellow on cass & LP. cassette has "memory band" at end of tape side 2 w/snippets of each track, flashbacks to even out length on cassette, LP does not.

https://www.discogs.com/release/1355728-Michel-Colombier-Wings.
'77 reissue, also released on A&M US CD in '86. Both of which I bought

https://www.discogs.com/release/2535950-Michel-Colombier-Wings

 

[PurpleMoustache]

A perfect lazy Saturday spin

 

[AshBuchanan]

Various Artists.
Picnic - a breath of fresh air.
Harvest Records sampler.

+++ =

Another great cover by Hipgnosis

 

[AshBuchanan]

A selection of Vaughan Williams pieces.
Vernon Handley conducting the London Phil. 1985.
I think this is the only record I have that is sponsored by a cigarette company.

The BBC proms are getting me in a classical mood.

 

[SyrinxTemple]

Stick with pop-less and crackle-less releases! But i'm not gonna lie: there is something wonderful about holding a gatefold album, enjoying the graphics, and reading through the awesome listening notes as this beauty plays through the SM v.2 whilst i sit in the sweet spot of the quad room! It decodes wonderfully, and this particular pressing is pretty darn quiet (read: yes, i do hear the occasional pop and crackle!).

As I like to tell people, "It is a physical connection to music."

 

[SyrinxTemple]

Bill's ride cymbal in "South Side of the Sky" makes me melt. This was my first vinyl purchase after 25 years or so. Now vinyl is about all I buy. This pressing is tops for me.

 

[JohnN]

Capitol-EMI Records of Canada Limited - Jethro Tull Broadsword And The Beast - BEASTIE!

 

[SyrinxTemple]

US Pressing

 

[SyrinxTemple]

US Manticore Pressing.

 

[Perp]

 

[Clement]

I own 14 Tone Poet Series releases, and this one may be the best sounding of them all, which is saying something. Sounds absolutely glorious through the Surround Master! Sublime!!

Gerald Wilson Big Band - Moment Of Truth

 

[Clement]

A smokin' set that is even HOTTER through the Surround Master!

Paquito D'Rivera & Arturo Sandoval - Reunion
https://www.allmusic.com/album/reunion-mw0000273795

 

[Clement]

Getting into a reggae groove with this beauty. Sounding really groovy through the Surround Master!

Rico - That Man Is Forward

 

[Clement]

Rub-a-dub Dubalicious! Sounds most trippy through the Surround Master! Great remastered collection of dub tracks with a bonus disc of the original vocal tracks–much fun!

Linval - Encounters Pac-Man